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Business After Hours Event To Provide Networking And Information About New Community Resources Aug. 28
The Española Valley Chamber of Commerce invites the community to a networking event that explores the McCurdy Ministries/United Way of Northern New Mexico (UWNNM) partnership, 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 at McCurdy Ministries Community Center, 362 South McCurdy Road in Española. Tour the new Locker#505 program and learn...
Community organization works to create fairer workplaces for undocumented New Mexicans
In a presentation at the New Mexico Workforce Conference on Thursday, a community-based organization that advocates to protect and expand the rights of immigrants in New Mexico addressed the challenges undocumented people face in the workplace and how it is working to make more equitable opportunities available. Advocates with Somos...
Tres Semillas Discusses Plans to Sell Land
Note: As this article was going to press, NYP was contacted by a realtor who said that the land had listed on Monday for $610,000 though no public listing has appeared as of press time. Abiquiu residents recently have heard through the grapevine that the owner of the property across...
New Mexico Starbucks nicknamed 'Charbucks' after arson attacks
TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) - After two arson attacks at a Starbucks construction site in Taos, New Mexico, a developer is trying again to build the chain's first drive-through cafe in the mountain town with a history of revolts and opposition by some to national chains.
South Broadway neighborhood says speed camera is working but more are needed
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque’s newest speed camera is answering a call to slow drivers down through a downtown-area neighborhood. Neighbors said they’re already seeing a difference, but that the job’s not finished. Now, watching drivers on South Broadway, the city’s latest speed camera near downtown, is already getting a positive response. Put up in June, the […]
‘Failure to investigate’: Family of missing Pueblo woman sues Bernalillo Police
BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) – When a missing Pueblo woman was found dead in a ravine, her family wanted answers. However, police never launched a criminal investigation to help find those answers. Now, the family aims to hold those officers accountable. For nearly three years, Lynelle Tafoya’s family sought answers about what happened to her after she […]
New Albuquerque detox center offers aid to young adults
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the new Serenity Mesa Adolescent Detox Center in northwest Albuquerque. The facility will provide transitional housing for people 14-21 years old struggling with drug addiction. Additionally, Serenity Mesa offers a rental assistance program for youth 17-24 years old who are experiencing homelessness.
NASA's EXCITE mission prepared for scientific balloon flight
Scientists and engineers are ready to fly an infrared mission called EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope) to the edge of space. EXCITE is designed to study atmospheres around exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, during circumpolar long-duration scientific balloon flights. But first, it must complete a test flight during NASA's fall 2024 scientific ballooning campaign from Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
Alamogordo police asking for information on August 15 homicide
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – The Alamogordo Police Department is asking business owners and residents to look at their surveillance video from August 15. Details are limited but they said they are looking for a male who may have been walking eastbound in the area between 5th and 10th Street and North Florida Ave. to Washington Ave […]
New Mexico State soccer strengthens record over Big Ten teams against Oregon
New Mexico State soccer (2-0-1) defeated Oregon (2-1) 2-1 at home on Thursday evening. It was the Aggies' first win over the Ducks and their first win against a power-four conference opponent. Senior defender Ariana Leamons opened the scoring with a shot in the 28th minute. Sophomore forward Shila Rasoul was credited with...
Hillary And The Chill House Band Headlines Concert Tonight
Hillary and the Chill House Band headlines the Los Alamos Summer Concert this evening at Ashley Pond Park. Sax Atomix and Santa Fe Youth Symphony youth group Mariachi Estrella open the concert. The Chill House Band consists of Jim Casey, Milo Jaramillo, Glenn Kostur and JD Davis. This is a...
UNM OER Initiative expected to save students over $400,000 this academic year
The University of New Mexico's Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiative has made significant strides since its inception in the spring of 2023. Collaborating with faculty, the initiative has championed the adoption, adaptation, and creation of OER at UNM and two other New Mexico colleges. Projections based on historical enrollment and textbook costs estimate student savings from the OER initiative to be between $466,000 and $486,000 for the Academic Year 2024-2025.
College football odds: FCS' Montana State opens 2024 season as historic double-digit favorite over New Mexico
If oddsmakers are right, first-year New Mexico coach Bronco Mendenhall certainly has his work cut out for him. His Lobos are 13.5-point underdogs on their home turf in Saturday's season opener against Montana State of the Football Championship Subdivision, according to the SportsLine Consensus. It's the largest margin for an...
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